History 1302 Chap. 27 Quiz

During the 1948 campaign, the Dixiecrats did all of the following EXCEPT:

influence Truman to slow down on civil rights.

Truman viewed his victory as a mandate for:

liberalism

The GI Bill did all of the following EXCEPT:

pay veterans large bonuses to remain in the military.

The Yalta pledges of democratic elections in Eastern Europe:

proved to be meaningless.

All of the following were established by the National Security Act of 1947 EXCEPT:

the Office of Homeland Security.

When North Korean Communists invaded South Korea:

the United Nations authorized military intervention against the aggressors.

One of Truman's great strengths as he assumed the presidency was his:

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When confronted with a railroad strike in 1946, President Truman's response was to:

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J. Strom Thurmond was from New York.

False

The secretary of state who devised the plan of massive economic recovery aid to Europe was:

George Marshall.

As a result of the Truman Doctrine:

Greece and Turkey were less vulnerable to communism.

When North Korea attacked South Korea, Truman concluded that:

Stalin and the Soviets were behind it.

At the end of World War II, Korea was divided along the 38th parallel.

True

Israel's creation in 1948 was followed immediately by a war with its Arab neighbors.

True

Whittaker Chambers accused Alger Hiss of supplying secret U.S. documents to the Soviets.

True

As the 1948 election approached:

Truman seemed to be in deep political trouble.

UN forces reaching the Yalu River brought about:

a massive Chinese intervention.

With the end of World War II, Korea:

became divided into northern and southern halves.

In regard to Israel's founding in 1948, the United States:

became the first country to recognize the Jewish state.

President Truman vetoed the McCarran Internal Security Act:

because he felt it promoted thought control.